KUALA LUMPUR: A police chief inspector who was leading an operation against illegal racing was killed when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car at a junction at Jalan Datuk Senu here yesterday.
Kuala Lumpur traffic investigating officer DSP Abdullah Roning said the accident occurred at 10.30pm while Mohd Khairul Zaini Mohd Zain, 31, was leading an eight member team on motorcycles.
“On reaching a junction, a car with a 44-year-old woman at the wheel, who should have stopped to give way to the police, rammed into him.
“The policeman suffered head injuries and died on the spot,” he told Bernama when contacted here yesterday.
He said the body was sent to Kuala Lumpur Hospital for a post mortem.
Abdullah said Mohd Khairun, who had been with the police force for nine years, would be buried in his hometown in Kota Baharu, Kelantan.
“His body would be flown by the police air unit to Kota Baharu for burial at the Panchor-Panji Muslim cemetery yesterday,” he added.
He said the car’s driver had been detained for investigation.
Meanwhile, Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Datuk Hussin Ismail said the police force was saddened by the incident and conveyed its condolence to Mohd Khairun’s family. — Bernama